{"id":33216,"date":"2020-06-21T07:57:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T11:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=33216"},"modified":"2020-06-21T08:02:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T12:02:26","slug":"morning-news-tidbits-june-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/21\/morning-news-tidbits-june-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning News Tidbits &#8211; June 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Weather<\/strong> &#8211; Showers ending late this morning then cloudy. Fog patches near Lake Superior. High 18. UV index 7 or high.<br \/>\nTonight &#8211; Partly cloudy. Fog patches near Lake Superior. Low 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marine Forecast &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"textSummary\">Wind light becoming northwest 15 knots early this morning then diminishing to southeast 10 near noon. Wind increasing to southeast 15 early this evening then diminishing to light overnight. Wind light Monday.<\/span> <span class=\"textSummary\">Waves one half metre or less building to one this evening then subsiding to less than one half metre Monday morning. Showers ending this morning with a risk of thunderstorms. Showers overnight and Monday. Fog patches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Statistics <\/strong><strong>from Algoma Public Health<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; June 19, 2020 (2:15 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p>Algoma regions where residents have tested positive for COVID-19 include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Sault Ste. Marie &amp; Area<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Central &amp; East Algoma<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Elliot Lake &amp; Area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"height: 220px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"493\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"109\" \/>\n<col width=\"128\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" width=\"109\" height=\"24\">Tested<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\" width=\"128\">10,254<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">Positive<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">Negative<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">8,838 (last updated June 17, 2020)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">Pending<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">901 (last updated June 17, 2020)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">Deceased<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"xl64\" height=\"24\">Resolved<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl65\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Total confirmed cases by area of residence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Central &amp; East\u00a0 Algoma \u2013 Yes (less than 5)<br \/>\nElliot Lake &amp; Area \u2013 Yes (less than 5)<br \/>\nNorth Algoma \u2013 No<br \/>\nSault Ste. Marie &amp; Area \u2013 Yes (18)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(June 18, 2020, 10:30 am)<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Due to a transition in the way we are collecting and collating information with partners, the\u00a0<strong>pending\/negative\u00a0numbers<\/strong>\u00a0will be updated early next week.\u00a0 The numbers for\u00a0<strong>tested,\u00a0positives and resolved<\/strong>\u00a0continue to be posted daily and are\u00a0up-to-date.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News Tidbits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside>\n<aside>There were two new fires discovered in the Northeast region by mid-afternoon on June 20: Midland 1, and Bancroft 8.\u00a0 There are 4 other active fires across the region. Two near Sudbury, Kirkland Lake and Wawa 4 is being held at 4 hectares and is located east of Dreany Lake. The fire hazard is generally high with some areas showing an extreme hazard in both the central and southern portions of the region.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There were no new fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the mid-afternoon of June 20. There are currently six active fires in the Northwest Region &#8211; one not under control and the rest are being held or under control. The forest fire hazard is predominantly low to moderate across the region with a few pockets of high hazard in the districts of Fort Frances, Thunder Bay and Dryden.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather &#8211; Showers ending late this morning then cloudy. Fog patches near Lake Superior. High 18. UV index 7 or high. Tonight &#8211; Partly cloudy. Fog patches near Lake Superior. Low 10. Marine Forecast &#8211;\u00a0Wind light becoming northwest 15 knots early this morning then diminishing to southeast 10 near noon. 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